The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
bad, but no worse than those OF other towns.
- May day found MS with good many
snow-drifts and but little farming don


tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake's
store 60 At the annual meeting of the
Library Association, last Wednesday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
President, Rev. w. S. Hazen; clerk, C. ID.
Edgerton; collector, ID. T.. Averill: treas
urer, g. A. Edgerton, Jr. directors for three
years, j. l.. Moseley and |. n. jerks; au-
ditor, Page Harris. The usual assessment of
fifty cents per share was voted. The di-
rectors were authorized to move the library,
II 1t became necessary or If better accommoda-
tons could be found, and the appointment
OF librarian was also left to them. -
George B. B. Denny has rented his house
on Slate avenue to Lieutenant K. II. Catlin,
the new commandant of the University,
who Will take possession about September
lst Mr.. Denny and family are boarding
with Mrs. Boynton. - j. II. Talbot has
moved from the Howe house on Highland
avenue to the house on the corner of w ater
and Wall streets formerly occupied by Pro-
fessor Habel. f. A. Jones and E. S.
Stebbns,, with their families, returned from
Florida last week - Miss Eliza Metcalf
came home from New York last Tuesday.
- DIR. M. McClearn was in town last
week. G. III, Crane was in Boston
buying goods last week. 80 The follow
ing is taken from the monthly report of
Sergeant Cox Of the signal station for the
month of April: Barometer-nean, 29.OO8;
highest, 29.663, Sth inst. lowest, 2S 225, 29th:
monthly range, 1.43S; temperature-mean,
35.4; highest, 67.S, 10th lowest, 10, 1st;
monthly range. 6S.S; greatest daily range,
400, 9th; least daily range, So, 10th; mean
daily range, 2l.o; prevailing direction of
wind, south; total movement, 6,253 miles;
highest velocity, 46 miles, north, 3Oth total
precipitation, 3.31 inches; number clear
days, II; fair, H. cloudy, s. - The
band will give concert in Armory Hall
Friday evening for the benefit of the Good
Tempars' lodge. There will also be read
ings by Miss Flora II. Averill, song by
Mr.. John w. Jones and music by members
of the lodge. The entertainment will open
at half-past seven and the first part will be
a promenade concert, during which time
ice-cream will be served. The public are
cordially invited. - Denison Brown is
building an addition to his barn and Rev.
w. S. Hazen, j. X. Egerton and j. X. Davis
are making improvements on their houses.
- The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will hold flower show the first week
in June and will have flower and vegetable
plants for sale. - Albee H. Hayden died
at his residence on Pleasant street Monday
morning and the funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon. He was sixty years of age.
Il. Il. Thompson has gone out of the depot
news stand. w. E. Nichols, the operator,
will act as ticket agent - Cards are out
the marriage of Harry b.
Thayer of New York to Miss Carrie Ransom
of Ransomville, n. Y, on April 26th Mr..
and Mrs. Thayer have taken up their resi-
dence at Hamilton Park, Staten Island
- Mrs III. n. Davis has returned from
a visit in Barre. - Will Boynton is in
portant business. - G.. II. Cheney from
Hanover, n. H., was in town over Sunday.
- Mrs Sarah Beard has returned from
Massachusetts, where she has spent the
winter. - Mrs. Della Gowdey and
daughter, Helen, have gone to Leominster,
Mass t. .:&
ing her sister, Mrs. Plumley.
Roxbury.
THE trustees of the Roxbury Cemetery
Association invite the public to unite with
them in planting trees and otherwise i'm
proving the cemetery on Arbor day. =
The many friends of ID. II. Steele, the popu-
lar proprietor of the Warren stage, are
panied to learn that he is dangerously i'll at
his home in Warren. - The village
school began on Monday, with Miss
Fuller of Warren as teacher. Billings
Spalding has sold the " old town house" in
the village to James Kelley for $3.50. -
A. n. Tilden executor of Betsey G.. Spald-
ing's estate, has sold the house opposite
Tildens store to George Eaton for 5000.
- John McCarty has sold his farm on
the East Hill to his son, John ID. McCarty.
- The commissioners on j. G. San
ders' estate held their last meeting at
Stanton IS Office last Thursday. - George
b. Hall, Esq, has returned from his visit at
Brookfeld. :" John q. Flint and family
were at Northteld over Sunday. M.
E. Harrington of West Randolph has as
sumed the proprietorship of the Summit
House. - Mrs. Bessie Marsh went to
Concord, n. H., on Monday. - George
A. Tilden goes to Barton this week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. u. S. Stanton visited friends
at Montpelier last week
Waitsfield.
COMMUNION services were held at the
church last Sunday. One
Young man united with the church. -
Everybody is glad that Rev o. ID. Clapp
returns to the charge in this town. -
w. G. McAllster will carry on the S. c.
Parker farm the coming year. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker will live in the house. Mr..
Miller, who rented the farm last year, has
moved into the w. T. Stoddard house op-
posite Bige" Whtcombs. - Peter
Guyette has moved into Nathan Smalley's
house. - L. r. Joslyn has sent four
horses to Boston market. They were
'plendid-looking animals - The sum-
mer terms Of school commenced last Mon
lay, with the following corps of experienced
teachers: No. /, Miss Brown of Northfeld
No. 3 Jennie E. Shea; No. 3, Alice Bush
nell; No. 4, Olive Pierce; No. 8, Carrie NJ
Green; No. 6, Sarah NJ. Thompson; No 7,
Irene Joslin. Nos. and are the two
grades in the village school. - AT the
'ltcIlOn OF O1ncerS In tne Good IemDlarS
odge the following were chosen for the
ensuing quarter: Worthy chief, o. L.
Barnard; worthy vice, Mrs. Abbe Trask
worthy secretary, ID. II. Skinner worthy
secretary, o. M. Eaton; worthy
reasurer, Mrs. o. NJ. Eaton; worthy chap
ain, Rev. o. ID. Clapp; worthy marshal,
Fred Lockwood; worthy guard, Ella Ken.
'dy worthy sentinel, Byron Palmer. An
Increase of forty-three members since De-
'ember 1st gives the lodge a tiourishing
ook. - A medium sugar season has
'losed. A very nice grade of sugar has
)een made.
Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Jnion will meet with Mrs. Whitney next
Tuesday afternoon. - Rev. G. III. Smith
ontemplates taking vacation of two
weeks - The Good Templars elected
he following officers for the ensuing quarter:
v. c. T., j. l.. Spalding; w. V. T., Addie
Heath; w. S., Eliza Banister; w. f. S., NJ.
:. Perkins; w. T., Laura Cuthbert; w. c.,
v. Ferno; w. NJ, e. Richardson; w. ID.
A., Adah Cuthbert w. S., +. ii. Van
eusen; W. g., Lucinda Freeman.
Waterbury.
For the past year il has become more and
nore apparent that more recruits were
eeded in the Good Templars' organization
r it would have to be given up. Accord
ngly, the charter was surrendered on the
asst Monday in April, which was approved
" those remaining in the order. The plan
low is TO establish new order and this can
e done II only the young ladies and gentle
nen of this place will take hold of IL and
ecome members of the new organiza-
ion, A public meeting will be held
H.. M